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A beautiful Giant Kelp picture for the algae-rhythm. 📷 Tasmania was once surrounded by majestic forests where sea creatures lived in the quiet beauty among towering tangles of Giant Kelp. Sadly, in recent decades, the once widespread forests of Giant Kelp around Tasmania have declined by 95% due to warming waters, low nutrients and sea urchins. But we're giving them a kelp-ing hand. We're working with partners to restore Tasmania’s disappearing Giant Kelp forests and the ocean ecosystems they create. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gBr4_KgG 📷 | Andrew Wilson #WorldAlgaeDay

A helping hand(fish). ✋ Once plentiful around Tasmania's south-east coast, our scientists estimate that fewer than 2000 Spotted Handfish (Brachionichthys hirsutus) remain in the wild. To save them from extinction, we need to find out as much as we possibly can about this fin-tastic little friend. Along with our captive breeding program, we've recently sequenced the first ever full genome of the Spotted Handfish. A sequenced genome can assist with species detection, help monitor populations, and even estimate the fish’s lifespan. Find out more about our hand-iwork: https://lnkd.in/gUZQsNCH

A huge round of applause to the incredible entrepreneurs who have successfully completed the Indo-Pacific Plastics Innovation Networks (IPPIN) Accelerator+ Program! 👏 These remarkable individuals are redefining how we address plastic waste with cutting-edge, circular solutions. Now, it's time to see their hard work in action! If you're in Southeast Asia, join us at an IPPIN Demo Day to witness the next generation of plastics innovators pitch their groundbreaking ideas. It’s an exciting opportunity to support these rising stars as they shape the future of sustainability in the Indo-Pacific. Be part of the movement to end plastic waste. Register now: https://lnkd.in/gp-gz8jC

We're over the moon to share we've been named one of Australia's most trusted brands. 🥳 The Roy Morgan Trusted Brand Award celebrates the trust established cross 20 categories including government services, retail, automotive, superannuation, media, banking, telecommunications, and more. Trust is something we strive for every day. Science and scientists are crucial to solving Australia’s biggest challenges. And we know trust in science is built on the track record science has of advancing national interests and creating benefits for our country. That's why we're delighted to have received the 2024 Trusted Brand Award for Government Services. Read the story: https://lnkd.in/gHERFBsi

Let's hear it for the girls. 👩🔬 We asked readers of CSIRO Publishing's Double Helix magazine to tell us what they want to be when they grow up. From the tiniest organisms to outer space, the girls who read Double Helix are reaching for the stars, and we're here for it! Audrey wants to become a medical scientist so she can find a cure for cancer. Meet Audrey and three other girls who want to change the world with science when they grow up: https://lnkd.in/g8FcekuD #DayOfTheGirl

Reimagining infrastructure. 💡 Foundation models are vast, powerful and reusable models used to power ChatGPT and its cousins. They’ve emerged as a new class of infrastructure. And we already depend upon them. Elanor Huntington, our Executive Director - Digital, National Facilities & Collections, and Stefan Hajkowicz, Chief Research Consultant, Analytics and Decision Sciences, explore our connections with infrastructure, both traditional and new, in Australia. Read the article: https://lnkd.in/gZGRrPw8 🗞️| Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE)

Solid gold research. ⭐ Gold is so much more than beautiful. It's rare, dense, incredibly malleable, and resistant to tarnishing. It's an excellent conductor of heat and electricity, and can be used in super fine sheets and wire for electronics including mobile phones and computers. This #WorldGoldDay, we're celebrating some research that's worth its weight in (you guessed it!) gold. Learn about our gold standard research: https://lnkd.in/gNZmbxTx

Hungry for new talent? 🍽️ Applications for our Western Australia (WA) Food Industry Education Collaboration Program are now open. If your business needs new skills, we’ll connect you with a skilled STEM intern to assist with your projects and activities. Plus, your business will receive $2500 upon successful internship completion. And, if you’re a STEM student, we’ll match your skills with a local business, where you’ll tackle real-world technical challenges. You’ll also gain over 200 hours of hands-on industry experience, all with a mentor to guide you along the way. Spaces are limited, so don’t miss out! Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/gMXXpheS

Taking aurora pics to the (solar) max. 📷 If your feed is anything like ours, you may have seen another recent spike in aurora photos. That's because of increasing solar activity, including coronal mass ejections (CMEs), as the Sun creeps closer to the peak of its solar maximum. But what is a solar maximum, and what does it mean for us? Our experts explain: http://spr.ly/6043UqE4F 📷 | Barry Strong & Linda Irwin

Ever seen a real-life time machine? ⏰ We took the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)'s Tom Hartley to Inyarrimanha Ilgari Bundara, our Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory on Wajarri Country to visit three of them! You can join Tom’s journey deep into the Aussie outback to experience our ASKAP radio telescope, the Curtin University-led Murchison Widefield Array and the newest telescope under construction the international SKA Observatory’s SKA-Low telescope. The episode of ABC 7.30 from last night is available now on iView. All telescopes are time machines, able to look further back in time as they look further away, but the SKA-Low telescope will be the most powerful time machine of them all, able to see back to the infant Universe when the first stars and galaxies were born. How we're helping build this powerful time machine: http://spr.ly/6040UqKIr